Show r BRIGHAM HAM YOUNGS YOUNG'S PROPHECY IS FULFILLED Fillmore Utah's First Capital Now Becomes States State's Granary Homecoming Planned Next Week Main street today in Fillmore Utah which was this states stabs first capitaL rl I A M f S 'S C 5 I j l ry J. J h hP ha hf ht K r a P R c r. r jy L YV b 4 o. o t t f fY t tk Y r r r rt r t k g k kv Yn r Si f a rr 1 i S Z d y C t y Ft f IliS' IliS yr tin r I. I i vt 1 r tl w y j rt k L. L t 7 j r 3 Y i y 1 DI tw p p i g v r i 1 F Fr a T dy S r r r r Y n M ti r 4 r L By DAVID S. S GILL Some day this valley will become the granary of Utah Tins Thin region will willbe willbe willbe be filled frilled with mth endless fields of grain rain and Cedar mountain 3 yonder will be a n nci ci gigantic antic vineyard This was wag a a. prophecy n which ich now is almost fulfilled Bri Brigham Youn Young stood on tho north steps of the new at Fillmore Fill hill more when ho uttered tho prediction in 1852 Memory of this occurrence is IB awakened awak ened in th the tho fact that the people who now live in F Fillmore the tho county seat scat of Millard have issued an invitation to all former re residents of that historic place to C come C home for three days das this month month July July 22 23 and 24 4 And is justly e even if mod mod- famous Not only was it the tho original pHal of tho the territory of Utah anI and anil the diC provisional state of Deseret Deseret Des- Des eret but it has bas the honor of in ha having ha been tho the birthplace of many of Utah's distinguished citizens men citizens men who have wrought for tho the good of the common weal wealth tho It was on October 29 1851 that the site of the cap capital tal city of tho the territory territory terri terri- tory ton of Utah was selected on Chalk creek about miles south of at Salt Lake City In the preceding month tho the territorial lO legislature had Lad authorized a commission to visit valley now Millard count county to select a n capital site for or tho the young oun commonwealth Gov Brigham Youn Young named tho the following members of that commission Jesse Jesso V W. W l' l For Por or Orson Pratt Joseph E. E Robinson William C. C Staines and Albert CarrIn Caning ton These tho men who went ent down loWn there and laid out O tho the site sito of the Capital on Chalk creek an and named it Fi Fillmore more and the county Millard both bothof bothof bothof of which designations were in in honor of or Millard I Fillmore once president of the United States They were accompanied b by Go Governor Go Young Georgo A. A Smith and Heber C. C Kimball as 38 voluntary and unofficial ad advisors advisers sers Cares Care for fo- Fugitives Anson Call was named by the legisla legislature ture as the first probate judge for Millard count county This Is b an Important fact In Inthis Inthis Inthis this recital a ea as at that time limo such officer trot not only exorcised the powers common to tr probate courts but W was 8 given gHen au aut authority authority au- au t o y In all chancery civil and criminal matters December 10 1855 the th fifth session of ot th the territorial le legislature was held In tho the statehouse at Fillmore FUlmore Heber C C. Kimbell KIm KIm- bell ball was president of or the council and J edlah M M. Grant was speaker of ot the house Among AmonS its Us acts 0 of felker this session the legislature created Cacho Cache and Box Box BoxElder BoxElder Elder Eider counties Fillmore o also has the distinction of havIng having hav hav- ing Ine entertained and tenderly lI cared for a afew afew afew few of the fugitives of ot the move o south southe e exodus oJus In tho the summer of or 1867 when men women and children abandoned their homes In the northern part of or the territory territory terri terri- tor tory and marched south us IU a a. protest against th the Invasion by bv an army of ot L I Y t. IG 1 rr iv P f n y rv a Pot J 11 JP f. f s ii F if K Kl r rc 2 l. l 4 If i r a f q 4 L 2 S P w r rS r'S r r r C 1 A L r i f y L fy S 1 Q I r r 1 c f A r f I Corn Oom grows without water near neM states state's first capital Utah's Stack of wheat heads near Fillmore Utah United States 1 soldiers under command of ot Gen Albert Sidney Idney Johnston While It ItIs ItIs Is true that tho the bulk of ot the refugees refugee went only as aa far tar as Utah county a fow few of ot them continued on to the more southern countr country and these were cared for tor by the good people of ot the very ery young village o of ot Fillmore FUlmore In explanation It may be bo well to say sly that the move move south was advised by Gov Brigham Young as 08 an exhibition of ot determined resentment against any Intrusion Intrusion sion from outside upon the practice of ot self soU government o or home rule In the now territory of ot Utah settled nettled In hr July 1847 When tho the army of ot C came there thero therewa wa was a determined mill military ta r opposition to the tho Invasion ln which was Inched Incited through reports of ot an alleged l rebellion lion on the tho e part of at Go Governor Young Youn and his followers Out of ot It came the Echo canyon war and the th burning of ot army supply trains by bythe bytho bytho tho the Mormon lormon militia Finally Governor You Young delivered er ered d to General Genera Johnston consent consent con con- sent that the troops should pas si through Great Salt Lake City but that they should not make permanent quarters less leSl than forty miles a away wa Fillmore's Homecoming It was a at t this time that Camp Floyd was waa established tho the troops passing through this city and out to tho southwest to make moke headquarters which have o since been abandoned Meantime the people had heeded the call of ot Governor Young and had b began the move o south Bouth The governor had hod declared that If It the arm army came camo Into the Salt Lake Lako valley valloy tho the people would len leave leavo their homos homes and start on another another another an an- other pilgrimage to establish themselves In peace Meantime ho he promised If It an any act oct of ot violence were committed by the tho soldiers or If thc they attempted to make permanent headquarters In Great Salt Lake Ctt City the torch should be applied and nd not a single house or a blade blado of fodder should be left lett So It was that when General Johnstons Johnston's army came through this city It found only a few sentinels left ready to apply the torch according to tho the prom promise Iso of Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Young and the approval of ot his followers fol fol- fol- fol lowers Some of ot the these e pilgrims went an as far tar as Fillmore and some fomo of ot them staged od there Many have moved away awa aa and It is h. 1 to these that tho of ot tho the big hi h. hearted arted rt d pee peo- pIe of ot FUlmore Fillmore Is now extended to come como home They have fixed next Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day Thursday and Friday Frida for tor the entertainment entertainment enter enter- and ana they give the tho promise that all who go to their town shall feel teel Indeed I at home and shall come away much tho the I better for tor their visit No man woman or child native of ot Fillmore FUlmore ever forgot a I promise and It Is certain that all who tako take advantage of ot the invitation Imitation to como come home for tor a season will wUl find companionship companion companion- ship and friendship such aa as are rare rore In Inthis Inthis Inthis this world The men of ot Fillmore have hae had h their experience In tho the early days of or tho the settlement settlement set set- thc they were obliged to contend against the Pau an tribe of ot Ute Indians The old settlers settler remember when Samuel Brown grandfather of ot S. S A A. Greenwood of ot this cly and Josiah Call were killed b by bythe bytho tho the fa savage vase roll followers 0 ers of ot Chief Kanosh on Chicken hill Just this side of ot what isnow Is Isnow now the town of ot I In those days th the men men of ot Fillmore w were reorganized re- re organized In militia fashion for the protection protection pro pro- of ot the town They were ere called minutemen and they lived the part Each was obliged ed to maintain constantly on on en hand a horse saddle rifle rno and pistol with rounds of ot ammunition for tor each pach of ot the weapons There were probably Indians to every white whIto man but with wonderful en energy erg and unflagging vigilance lance tho the whites managed to Keep their sa savage neighbors practically In leash Indians Are Converted Once In a a. while a stray band of Indians In Indians In- In would dash Clash into Into tho the outskirts of ot tho the to town n and at point of ot arrow strung strum on threatening bow would rob the housewives house house- wives of provisions pro Some tragedies I bouso-I were enacted but tho the punishment meted out by tho the minutemen W was swift and certain and the more serious offenses became few After years of ot struggle and necessary necessary essary dl discipline the thc Indians became came tractable tract tract- ablo able and finally were Induced to employ themselves In agricultural pursuits The They were settled on a n tract of ot land just to the tho east of at Kanosh then Upper Corn Creek and under thel of ot Chief Kanosh they made mado a a. very good showing for tor themselves In an on Industrial way Chief Kanosh became religious and was baptized Into the Mormon church I re remember remember re- re member him preaching in the Ute ton tongue In th the minting mt houses at Kanosh and ind Fillmore After Arter his little sermon one of ot the old settlers would Interpret his words and as a rule rul his utterance was most devout and of ot the tho kindliest sentiment And now no- noto to return to tho the prophecy of ot Brigham Young made mMe on the tha north s steps of the statehouse In Tho The land that Governor Go Young Youn indicated Indi indi- Indicated at the tho time he made his prediction prediction tion was waa then considered worthless ex except except except ex- ex for tor a public range It Is Js truo true that it was covered with blue grass wild flax and wild flowers lowers prominent among amonS' tho the latter being the sego sepo lily Illy Through rangIng rangIng ranging rang rang- ing cattle and feuding sheep sheen this thle product was as finally I nail eaten oft off and sagebrush took 1 Its ts place There was no water available except that of ot Chalk creek and the Idea In tho those o days was that irrigation atlon could be conducted conducted con con- ducted only In the mediate Immediate vicinity of I the streams stream But there has come a 1 i change Now tho the whole volley valley Millard county Is coming under Tho The Sevier River Land and Water Yater company and other developing organizations or or- or- or arc are extending their works Into this region The first named company compan alone finds rinds that tha t It has a surplus of ot acre foot of ot water and und this It is 18 carrying earning car car- ning by means meang of ot a great canal Into Millard county to bring into use t some ome of ot the richest lend land In tho state In Coach Days Some Somo of or tho the views accompanying this story are taken from dr dry land homesteads homesteads home home- ome- ome owned by members of tho the firm o of ofRay ofRay Ra Ray A S Greenwood The one In which tho the machinery la is shown Is taken from a 0 homestead near Kanosh that is eight miles a aVa away Va from water The operators are obliged to haul water for tor their animals animals ani ani- mals and for culinary purposes but that the ground Is productive IP 11 e amply shown In the tho great fields of ot I wheat heat and corn seen there Millard county count Is capable of or the most varied al agricultural and horticultural production pro pro- The lower lands make excellent excellent excellent excel excel- lent Irrigated farms Tho The central belt Is wondrously productive in dry farming The Tho bench lands have no superior In tho the state for tor fruit raising Not only Is a canal being built to convey water to the central centro I and lower belts but a project Is II afoot to establish i a l pumping station whereby wa water ma may be bo lifted to a high ditch to Irrigate the splendid fruit belt along the mountain feet teet As It is now tho road road from Holden to Fillmore is a 0 lane Jane running nanning between glori glori- glorious glorious ous fields of ot golden grain gran The re region lon has begun to teem as If It touched by magic The progress that has been made within the past few tew years jeara eara has b been en trul truly truly wonderful Fillmore FUlmore has awakened an anis and andIs Is assuming its rightful place In the commonwealth Reverting RC to the towns town's historic Prominence prominence prominence nence It ma may be bo said that Fillmore wasat was wasat wasat at one time quite as Important as u Great Salt Lake City speaking from tho the viewpoint viewpoint view view- point of ot transcontinental traffic Great Salt Lake City was merely a a. station on the old transcontinental stage road and so bo was waa Fillmore In the latter town some of ot the great Industrial and financial figures figures fig ng- ures ure of ot that day in the United States were entertained In their joum Journeys ya to and from the Pacific coast And many of ot the families In Fillmore can proudly proud tell tea of ot ancestry distinguished In tile the nations nation's af at- fairs At one time the mountains directly east of ot Fillmore Were filled with Ith pl plenty of or big gamo game Deer and bear were ware abundant J Jerked venison for tor summer consumption consumption consumption tion was the main meat diet let The butcher used to kill a beet beef once a rL week and then everybody In tho the town had fresh tresh meat for a day swapping swap their butter buttor and eggs egg for tor the tho beef beet In fact act there thereas was as very little money In Fillmore along long In Inthe Inthe the jOs and most of ot the trading was done by means of ot an exchange of ot pro pro- ducts Thrive Three e Day Festival I remember that sometimes In n winter wintertime timor time when the snow enow was deep In the tho mountains the deer would come Into the town and eat from the hay stacks Coyotes Coyotes Coyotes Coy Coy- otes were a 3 pest coming Into the town during the night and earning carrying off orr the chickens And to show how ho accessible tho the big game was Wile tI tl may be bo well to note an amusing Incident Benjamin Robinson on used to run t the h e old sawmill on Chalk creek within the town limits This was later lator turned Into a it agrist agrist grist mill One night as Benjamin locked up shop shops at the SAW mill h hp he espied a er grimly I h bear benr rome come around the corner of or the place Thero There was no time timeto to unlock the mill and enter re-enter so Ben Benjamin jamin amin took to his very swiftest heels for home tho the bear In Joyous pursuit Fear lent speed to the fleeing Benjamin and ho beat the bear to it U by about six feet foet slamming his home door bly In bruins bruin's face But after all oJ tho the most Interesting point I Is that Fillmore bids all aU Its sons Bons and daughters a 3 welcome homo home for tor a time time time- I and for tor all time If It they would stay It ItIs t Is certain that more fathers mothers brothers and sisters sister will be made happy In three days das of next week than In the remainder of all eternity |